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7. A naturalistic pond, with beaches, 

 woodland and waterside planting, and 

 with paths commanding, from point 

 designated on the plan, selected views of 

 the pond ; the pond is to be drawn down 

 and used for skating in winter. 



8. A large field suitable for such uses 



as are consistent with the efTectiveness 

 of its appearance as the most spacious 

 landscape unit of the park. 



!). A display of flowers as elements of 

 a formal composition. 



10. A display of flowers as elements of 

 a naturalistic composition. 



PROGRAM — FINAL COMPETITION 



The program now calls for a carefully 

 studied development of this problem and 

 demands working drawings, specifica- 

 tions, and estimates of quantities. 



REQUIREMENTS 



The competitor is required to hand in : 

 1. A general plan for the whole park, ren- 

 dered in color, at the scale of the topographic 

 map. This is to be based on. and follow, the 

 essential ideas embodied in the competitor's 

 preliminary competition plan, but the com- 

 petitor is at liberty to make any improvement 

 in the plan which does not involve an aban- 

 donment- of those essential ideas. One ele- 

 ment in the decision of the final competition 

 will be the competitor's ability to recognize 

 and to explain in his written statement (See 

 Section 5 below) what the essential ideas em- 

 bodied in his preliminary plan really were. 



The final general plan is to show: the loca- 

 tion and width of roads, paths and other paved 

 or hard-surfaced areas, with figures of eleva- 

 tions at all critical points thereon, and of all 

 outdoor steps with figures of elevation at the 

 top and bottom of each; the location and out- 

 line of each building with a figure indicating 

 the ground floor elevations; the outline of all 

 masses of foliage which it is proposed to re- 

 tain or to plant, differentiating between those 

 masses which are designed to be kept below 

 the height of the eye, those which are de- 

 signed to obstruct the vision from ordinary 

 points of view, and those under which the 

 vision is designed ordinarily to range freely 

 except as obstructed by the trunks; trees 

 shown individually upon the topographic map 

 which it is proposed to remove; the outlines 

 of the bodies of water which it is proposed to 

 retain or to create, with figures of elevation 

 of the proposed water surface, distinguishing 

 between existing shore lines which it is pro- 

 posed to retain without change of elevation or 



location and those which are to be newly 

 formed; the locations of lamp posts or other 

 means of artificial illumination; and the loca- 

 tions of any other features of importance in 

 the general design. 



As in the case of the preliminary competi- 

 tion, the interior arrangement of the building 

 or buildings is to be shown, either on the gen- 

 eral plan or upon a supplementary drawing, at 

 least to the point of designating the locations 

 of the assembly room, the reading room, the 

 caffeteria, the toilets, and the stairs. 



2. At least two perspective drawings: one 

 showing the main building or building-group 

 in relation to its surroundings (this may be 

 a bird's-eye view), and the other designed to 

 illustrate what the competitor regards as the 

 most important composition in the design of 

 the park. 



.!. A general grading plan, to be drawn in 

 ink on tracing cloth, at the scale of the topo- 

 graphpic map showing; 



(a) the limits of all areas within which it is 

 proposed to raise the existing surface by fill- 

 ing, and 



(b) the limits of all areas within which it 

 is proposed to lower the existing surface by 

 excavation, with an indication of the depth 

 and form of the filling and of the excavation 

 by means of the existing and proposed con- 

 tours. 



In addition, this plan is to show the pro- 

 posed locations of drain inlets, but no other 

 information is required. It is not intended to 

 be a complete construction plan for the en- 

 tire area of the park (see Section 4 below). 

 This general grading plan is to be accom- 

 panied by an estimate of the quantities of cut 

 and fill in cubic yards, with the original cal- 

 culation sheets showing the processes by 

 which the estimate was derived. 



4. Complete construction drawings and 

 specifications, planting plans, planting lists and 

 planting specifications: 



